Neighborhoods. Santa clara county fire posted on x within this last hour that smoke is moving into parts of the county. The Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety said those who are sensitive to smoke should remain indoors if possible. We spoke with a man who works right next door at a water recycling facility, he said. Small fires have broken out here, but nothing this large. It didnt look too crazy because usually theres fires over next door, maybe a small ones, and they get put out pretty, pretty quick. But, i guess it was. It wasnt contained as fast. And then. So it kind of broke out a little bit and, and started smoking over in our area next door today we had to stop for maybe an hour or so while it got contained. Now we are right next to the redwood uh the port of redwood city, so it tends to be a lot breezier here. Redwood city fire tells me that they will remain scene on within the next hour, sims metal does have crews there standing by in case of fire does reignite and the deputy fire chief tells me the cause is still under investigation. Live in redwood city. Lauren martinez, abc seven news. Lauren, thank you so much for that update. That fire still smoldering yet . It was burning for quite some time. So we want to check in now with meteorologist sandhya patel to see what kind of impact that smoke might be having there. Sandhya. Yeah. Julian and omar, lets take a look at the visible satellite picture. The last couple of hours as that fire has been burning right here in the port of redwood city. It has been picked up by the satellite picture. The wind direction is actually transporting that smoke has been transporting that smoke down the peninsula and into the parts of the south bay official reporting agency, which is air now, is showing good to moderate air quality. But purple air is actually showing deteriorating air quality across parts of the south bay and the peninsula. So best advice from the bay area air district is to stay inside with doors and windows closed. If you smell or see smoke. Julian good advice. Thank you so much sandhya. Former Oakland Police chief laurent armstrong is ready to turn the page on his career. He was fired a little over a year ago by oakland mayor shan tao. Well, now hes launching a run for city council. Abc seven News Reporter anser hassan was there today as the former chief made the big announcement. Former Oakland Police chief Lauren Armstrong filed paperwork wednesday morning in a bid for oakland city council. I could serve beyond you know, law enforcement, beyond the Police Department that i could continue to give back to my community. Thats given so much to me, armstrong lives in district seven, but is running for the at large seat, which represents the entire city. Armstrong joins the race with eight other candidates. He says his Top Priorities are Public Safety, homelessness and improving oaklands image. Those images that are out there about the city doesnt fairly represent what oakland is about. And so really trying to beautify this city so that the image of it can be what i see, which is a beautiful city that is not like any other city in the state. The chief was fired by mayor shengtao last february after an investigation found he mishandled two cases involving his officers. An independent arbitrator later cleared him of any wrongdoing, but he has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit, which he says wont impact this race. He may not have prior legislative experience, but points out that he led the Largest Department in the city with the largest budget. So i understand how to balance budgets and how to manage that. I balance the opd budget for the first time in 40 years. The first chief to do that, the oakland chapter of the naacp, is backing armstrong. Robert harris says all of oaklands problems are directly or indirectly tied to Public Safety, which gives armstrong an edge. Businesses are leaving because of Public Safety. People are afraid to go out on the streets because of Public Safety, but others are concerned that with armstrong on city council, opd could get even more money in the future. Were operating under in a city that you know, has, has, you know, is spending hundreds of millions of dollars of unchecked money on law enforcement. Right. And under the chiefs tenure, this this amount skyrocketed. Armstrong wouldnt comment on the recall campaign against mayor tao, but adds, if the mayors seat becomes open, nothing is off the table. In oakland, anser hassan abc seven news. New developments with the man convicted of assaulting paul pelosi with a hammer, he now is facing new charges in his state trial. Abc seven News Reporter stephanie sierra was in the courtroom all day tracking the latest, and shes now in the newsroom with todays developments. Steph yes, a jury selection began today and david depape state trial. And during the middle of it, weve been following some new developments in his federal case that could impact the state trial timeline. The 44 year old is now facing eight felonies in his state case, including attempted murder and aggravated kidnaping. The defense is now trying to dismiss some of those charges in light of the federal conviction. Meanwhile, prosecutors added two felony counts to the list, one being dissuading a witness. More than 120 potential jurors are being questioned today for any potential bias. Some of the topics are about Mental Health and politics, including donald trump. By law, there will be 12 jurors and six alternates chosen. Depape was sentenced last week to 30 years in prison for his federal conviction, but due to a court error, sentencing has now reopened, prompting a new hearing next tuesday. And today weve learned the pabst federal defense team is now objecting to that hearing and is asking for a new judge. So, umma, this may prompt some more delays in this state trial. Well see. Yeah steph, speaking of those delays, when is the state trial actually set to begin . Opening statements are scheduled for next wednesday. But again, this new motion filed could delay it. Or if jury selection goes past this friday, well of course be following what happens next. Okay stephanie. Thank you. Exploding ammunition from this car fire along the westbound lanes of highway four near martinez. Made for an extra dangerous situation. Fire broke out in this jeep around lunchtime. Youre taking a look at video from sky seven. There was ammo being stored in the vehicle and the rounds just started going off. Firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze before anyone was seriously hurt. A judge today set a june 2025 trial date in a Class Action Lawsuit against the federal bureau of prisons. It has to do with the rampant Sexual Misconduct of prisoners at the now closed dublin womens prison. The plaintiffs include women who were formerly incarcerated at that facility. Eight former Correctional Officers have been charged and convicted of abusing those female prisoners. The prison was abruptly closed last month. Sam bankmanfried is going to be moved to a new prison going against his wishes as he appeals his fraud conviction. He wanted to stay in new york, but the wall street journal reports bankmanfried will be moved to a federal prison that is west of fresno. The founder of the Cryptocurrency Exchange ftx was sentenced in march to 25 years in prison in what prosecutors called one of the largest financial frauds in us history. The transfer would put bankmanfried closer to his parents. They are both law professors at stanford. A walkout is happening today at uc irvine. Memorize protests was sparked by the universitys suspension of all students arrested during a campus protest last week. More than 100 people gathered in support of the uci divest coalition. The group had been set up inside a gaza solidarity encampment on campus for about two weeks. The encampment was broken up on may 15th after Police Responded to the campus for protesters barricaded inside a lecture hall. A landmark deal today that could solve some of the problems facing the city of oakland. It has agreed to sell its stake in the coliseum site to developers, with the expected departure of the as, this would set the stage for a massive redevelopment. More immediately, it could provide an infusion of cash as the city faces a budget deficit. Abc seven News Reporter ryan curry tells us why the future is suddenly a lot brighter, swinging for the fences on a project that could forever change the coliseum grounds, mayor shan tao announced the city will sell its share of the coliseum land. The buyer, the African American sports and entertainment group, this is a moment where east oakland is going to change. Founder ray bobbitt says his organization is ready to transform the land into something that can reshape not just east oakland, but the entire city. The coliseum site really represents an Incredible Opportunity to do to revitalize this Community Without displacing and without gentrification. At wednesdays announcement, students at Castlemont High School showed their renderings of what could come a. She says they could build new housing, Entertainment Centers and new sports arenas. Plus 105 million is money the city needs while facing a tight budget. It is good timing, but i would say its not good timing. The sense they should have been happened decades ago, right . Were talking about a parcel in in a space where we have the highest amount of people who are on public assistance. This sale is the latest chapter surrounding the future of oakland sports. After the baseball season. For the First Time Since the 1960s, no team will call the coliseum home. Its about the heart and mind and soul that sports fans of all generations have put into these teams in oakland, and thats being ripped away from their grasp. The oakland roots and oakland ballers have both explored playing at the coliseum. However, both these teams play in minor League Divisions much different than the three teams that used to play here. Chris dobbins, who used to sit on the coliseum board, now runs save oakland sports. He believes oakland should not just be a minor league town, but after having been having, you know, professional football, professional basketball, winning a number of championships in oakland to going back to just having minor league teams. No. So how do you get an nfl team to move back to oakland or an nba team to play at the arena again . Dobbins says its not easy. It takes people with money. And, you know, lets i hope that the African AmericanSports Entertainment group can make that happen. But with this deal, its possible the first steps towards achieving those goals are being taken in oakland. Ryan curry, abc seven news San Francisco says its Homeless Population is at its lowest level in years. So why are some of the costs going up . And the big grant for ucsf thats going to help look into cancer in one particular group . A little change by uc berkeley is creating quite a stir online. Whats different about its stinging, 5timesaday,. Makeup smearing drops user. 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We first told you about the Night Navigation Team working in the tenderloin in march, issuing drug treatment medication. City Officials Say the team made 173 telehealth calls in the first four weeks of the program. The citys medical Examiners Office also reported a decrease in the number of deaths from drug overdoses in april 56th, compared to 71 in april of last year. A new data shows. Homelessness in San Francisco has hit a ten year low. Still, there are more than 2900 People Living on the streets, according to the recent point in time count, and providing support for them is costing San Francisco millions of dollars. Abc seven News Reporter liam melendez is here now, and youre finding that theyre actually increasing how much theyre putting out. Theyre not decreasing. Thats right. We have many. But can you imagine San Francisco without many of these services i cant. San francisco has been trying to revive its lackluster image. Now we walk the downtown area to see who and what is keeping the city from falling into a slump, and why San Francisco is paying millions for these services. How are you doing, sir . Are you okay . You need any help with anything . Think of Louis Hammonds of urban alchemy as a street negotiator between those with severe challenges and the rest of us, does it bother you that were right here and those people are using drugs . Does it hurts my heart . It hurts my heart. So yes, it bothers me. Rather than ask them to leave , this is what he brings to these streets. It would have to be a continued conversation. And that conversation would have to be kind, courteous, polite to where they felt respected. But then at the end of the day they says, you know what . Youre right, he engages them and then shows kindness by buying them snacks. Thank you. Cigarets . Yes, please. Now, out of respect for hammonds, they start to leave. Love is a verb. Okay its about action. Thats it. Urban alchemy has 530 full time employees and many more part time workers. They told us their contract with the city is for 43 million. They are not to be confused with the welcome ambassadors greeting tourists. Welcome to union square. Welcome to San Francisco, sf travel has 60 of these ambassadors, and spends 4 million a year on the program. The folks at the Tenderloin Community benefit district have one of the most challenging jobs in the city, keeping the neighborhood clean and safe. There are 86 staff members, 32 of them are on the cleanup team. They do all the sweeping. They take care of the 86 trash receptacles that are in the corners throughout the tl. We do needle removal. We do graffiti abatement. As well as all the Power Washing the Community District receives money from several city agencies and from a special tax from residents and businesses. All pit stop facilities and some public bathrooms are staffed by paid attendance, who make sure the bathrooms are maintained and used for their intended purpose. Initially, there were only three sites, all in the tenderloin. Today public works will spend 11. 9 million this year to staff 31 sites in 13 neighborhoods. Heres another costly program were using bart elevators for drug use in 2018, operators were brought in to make sure people werent overdosing or using them as bathrooms. Today, that program has expanded, and bart and the San Francisco county Transportation Authority share the costs. The budget to keep these workers in place is 3. 6 million this year, going up to 3. 7 million in fiscal year 2425. Heres why the project team determined that six additional attendant staff were needed, 36 in total and cost for required benefits and oversight of staff were higher than anticipated. The Police Department currently spends 6. 1 million on 104 Community Ambassadors who are retired officers. This program has been expand since 2022 to help improve Public Safety in San Francisco. These are only a few of the many programs and nonprofits keeping the city in check. A lot of those services are being duplicated. San cops is with tipping point, which awards grants to antipoverty nonprofits. Put your mayor hat on for a second here, because the former mayor of San Francisco, willie brown, said the homeless problem is impossible to solve. So fill in the blank. As long as we continue doing blank, the homeless and drug problem will not go away. As long as we continue to throw money at the problem, as long as we just continue to say money is the answer to the problem. Money is not an answer to the problem, but we also need to audit them around. Are we getting a return on investment . Are we getting what it is that were paying for them for . From an outcomes perspective, the city says it contracts with over 600 nonprofits that provide service for the most vulnerable residents in San Francisc